Bottle filling and capping apparatus.



H. 10-. NAUM, BOTTLE FILLING AND OAPPING APPARATUS.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910. A Mums-sum 1 Fame/whoa H. 1) NAUM.- v BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION IILBTJ SEPT. 25, 1909.

969,391 Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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OFFICE HARnirjn.- Nnuir,-or'nnwiiunen, new YORK:

Be it known that I, HARizY D. Nsupi, a citizen of the United States, Newbur h, in the county of Orange and State 0 New York, have invented certain new and usefuL Improvements. in Bottle Filling and Capping Apparatus, of which the following is. a specification, reference being bad therein 'to v the accompanying drawin A This invention relates to bottle filling and capping machines, and hasfor its object the 5 production of a bottle filling of auxiliar provision of means for facilitating the filling and capping of milk or other bottles, Another object of this invention is the and capping machine which is provided with a plurality tanks adapted to hold a certain quantity offthe ottle to be filled.

- I -With these and other objects in view,

.R i fin'g' t the dmr n e mi e l desi gnates'a tank which ppgrtediiby, means of legs 2. The 'le 2 rry at -their lower ends roller 3, whic pon atable suppolting e .13 it SQd the legs'can be fixedly secured 11 the support y 4, and thereby prevent the tank 1 from movbe poure or receptacle filled with liquid;

to carry the caps for the hQttle's;.F

this invention consists of certain novel con struct1ons, comb1nat1ons,' and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully describedand claimed. V t l .In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of 'the device; Fig.2 is a vertical section of the tank showing the auxiliary re,

.Fig'. 3 is a vertical section wing. the auxilia? chamber.

. is perspect-ive'view of the magazinead'apted g- 5 isa ce'ptacle empt of the same slid bottom/plan v ew; of the same.

ing lppon the support. which contains the liquid to be furn shed to the bottles 6, shown in Fig.1 .The 5 provided with an' openin 7 vformed in the top thereof for-allowing t e liquid te into the receptacle 5, l A cap 8 is adapted to be threaded over said opening 7 and thereby close the sames plurality of Brain .receptac 7 Specification of Letters Patent. Applicatihufiled September 2s, 1909. Serial No. 519,515;

5 0-819; 5 certain quantity residing at 0 liquid, according to the capacity:

e tank 1 comprises a main receptacle 5 BOTTLE mam Ann (miseriestrim-lures.'

of lifuid according to the capacity of the jar or bottle 6 which "is adapted to receive the same. An op :10 forms a communication between the main receptacle 5 and the auxiliary receptacle 9 and thereby'allows thejece'ptaele 9 to be filled The receptacle 9 is also provided upon the bottom thereof with an o which connected to the bottom of the tank 1.

.10 between the mainlrecc tacle' 5 and the through the opening 1( fill 'theIbottle. 6 shown discharge spoi1t12. When the rod 13 is in a position-so es to have-the valve 14 close when it is desired to the discharge 5 out 12 intothe bottle which the discharge ssout. soon as the recepta-v cle 9 1s emptie ofits contents the plunger allow the liquid to ow t oulgh ing 10 and refill thereceptac e 9. In the meantime the lower end lfi vof the plunger rod,13 will engage one of the caps herem- {neck of the' bottle..- 1 A connecting'men herfl issecured to the upper ends .18 of the, plunger-rods 13 and are provided with collar portions 19 which the ro s to the connecting member. ,Vertical members 20 are secured at their upper ends to the outer' ends of the connect ng member 17 and a lever member 21 is pivotally connected to one side of the tank 1 at 22' an'd'is also connected to one side of the side members20 as at 23. It will be obvious tacles9 are formed below the] e 5 and are adapted; to 1: re-f Patente Sept. 6, 1919..

directly below the rod 13 canbe so operated as to-have the valve 15 close the'ofl nin .11 and thereby fir theopenthe opening. 10 the liquid-will then flow 1 out through the opening 11 down through is adapted to. I positioned directly belowafter described, and force the same: into the;

the upper ends-180itheplunger rods 13 are positioned upon each sideof the con: -nectln member 17 thereby fixedly securing that through the medium of the lever e 21 the plunger 'rods 13 can'be readily re-- 1 ward so as to engage the neck ciprocated raising or lowering the lever 21. Brackets 24 are carried by the side of tank 1 and in these brackets 24 work the side -members and are thereby held againstdisplacement. The lower ends of the side members 20 are provided with cam or inclined ends 25 which are adapted to engage the cap feeding member 26 as hereinafter described.

Collars 27 are secured to the bottom of the tank 1 and the magazine 28 is held in engagement with the collar by means of the thumb screw? 29. The magazine 28 is adapted to carry a number of caps 30 which are held in stack relation and feed down by means of a weight 31 which is placed upon the top of the stack. provided upon the tongue portion 32 which is formed integral with the magazine device and prevents the caps from falling out through the bottom thereof. v

The cap feeding member 26 is supported by means of bracket members 33 which are secured to the bottom of the tank 1, and the brackets 33 carry at their lower ends substantially' oblong rack members 34. The rack members 34 are slotted longitudinally, and carry at one end of the slot a coil spring 35 which engages the cap feeding member 26 and'normally exerts a forward pressure thereon. Cap engaging pins 37 ai'e'carried by the cap feeding member 26 and are adapted to engage the edges of a cap as shown in Fig. 5 and force the same forof the bottle as shown more clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It will be obvious that when the outer end of the lever 21 is raised upwardly the inclined or cam end 25 of the member 20 will cause the cap feeding member to move backwardly and thereby compress the spring 35 and a cap will immediately drop to the bottom of the magazine and rest upon the tongue portion 32. v cause the valve member 14 to close the opening 10 and will also cause the valve 15 to withdraw from the aperture 11 and allow the auxiliary tank or receptacle to be emptied and the bottle 6 which is laced'below the discharge valve 12 to be lled. When the auxiliary receptacles 9 are emptied the lever 21 can be released and through the force of the springs 35 the cap will be'forced over the neck of the bottle and the valve 15 will immediately close the opening 11 and the lower 'end 16 of the plunger rod 13 will engage the cap and force the same upon the neck of the bottle. The bottles can then be removed and empty ones replaced therefor and the same operation can take place and fill the empty bottles.

The magazine 28 is bottom thereof with a This operation will also In the foregoing description it will be readily obvious that I have provided a simple and eiiicient means for filling and capping bottles.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, the I combination of a tank provided with a plurality of outlet openings, discharge spouts communicating with said openings and adapted to discharge liquid therefrom into receptacles, plunger rods adapted to work in said spouts, valve means carried by said plunger rods and adapted to alternately.

open and close said discharge openings, ca magazines carried'by said. tank, a. link ro connecting all of said plunger rods, means cooperating with said link rod and the saideap magazines for forcing caps over said receptacles when the outlet openingsof the tank are closed, said plunger rods adapted to engage said caps for forcing the same upon said receptacles. V

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a' tank provided with a plurality of outlet openings, discharge spouts carried by said tank and communicating with said outlet openings, a plurality of plunger rods carried by said tank and working in said discharge s outs, a link member connecting all of sai members engaging said link member, said side members provided with cam or beveled lower ends, cap magazines carried by said .tank, cap feeding means carried by said tank, said ca feeding means adapted to normally 1101 the caps, insaid magazines, in an inoperative position, said cap feeding means adapted to be en aged by said cam or inclined lower ends 0 said side members for forcing the same out of engagement with the caps, said cap feeding means adapted to engage one of said caps in each magazine and force the same forward so as to engage the'top said side members and said plun er rods adapted to engage said caps and 'force the same upon the necks of the bottles or receptacles.

3. In a device of the class described,'- the combination of magazines adapted to carry a plurality of caps' in stacked relation, cap feeding means carried by said tank comprising a bracket member carrying at its lower end a substantially oblong rack member,

said rack member provided with a longi tudinally extending slot, a coil sprmg carried within said slot, a cap feedin member ada ted to be ositioned within said slot of sai rack mem er, and said spring adapted to exert a forward pressure upon said cap feedin member, cap en aging pins carried by sai cap feeding mem er,and adapted to engage the bottle caps and force the same s of the bottles when released from plunger rods, side forward whenthe cap feeding member is over bottles positioned below said discharge released. I spouts, and said plungers adapted to'engage 4. In a bottle filling and cap ing appasaid caps 'for forcing the same vupon the ratuscomprising a tank provided with a bottles.

5 plurality of discharge spouts plun ers car- In testimony whereof Ihereunto afiix my 15 rymg valves working wlthin said ischarge signature in presence of two witnesses. spouts, means for; operating said plungers I HARRY D. NAUM. carried by said tank, bottle cap magazmes Witnesses: carried by said tank; and means .carried by .M1oHAEL'MoMAHoN,- 10 said tankand adapted to feed bottle caps FRANK L; HALL. 

